Artist	Song
Elton John	Sad Songs (Say So Much)
from Very Best of Elton John [Polygram Japan/Australia/UK] (1990) The 1990 collection The Very Best of Elton John (available in the U.K. and Australia) is an excellent 30-track summary of his peak years, running from "Your Song" to "You Gotta Love Someone." In a sense, it's the concise counterpart to the box set To Be C
Chris Isaak	Only the Lonely (Remastered)
from Best of Chris Isaak (2006) The 1990 collection The Very Best of Elton John (available in the U.K. and Australia) is an excellent 30-track summary of his peak years, running from "Your Song" to "You Gotta Love Someone." In a sense, it's the concise counterpart to the box set To Be C
Soft Cell	Tainted Love
from Various Artists - The Greatest No.1 Singles - Disc 2 (2004) The 1990 collection The Very Best of Elton John (available in the U.K. and Australia) is an excellent 30-track summary of his peak years, running from "Your Song" to "You Gotta Love Someone." In a sense, it's the concise counterpart to the box set To Be C
Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002) RCA and the Elvis estate made no bones about their intention on replicating the blockbuster success of the Beatles' The Beatles 1 with their own single-disc collection of number one hits = hence, the 2002 release of Elvis: 30 #1 Hits. The idea of collecti
Phil Collins	Against All Odds
from Phil Collins: Hits (1998) RCA and the Elvis estate made no bones about their intention on replicating the blockbuster success of the Beatles' The Beatles 1 with their own single-disc collection of number one hits = hence, the 2002 release of Elvis: 30 #1 Hits. The idea of collecti
Billy Bragg	Little Time Bomb
from Workers Playtime (1988) Perhaps this one should have been subtitled "the difficult fourth album," since unlike its similarly subtitled predecessor, 1986's Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, 1988's Workers Playtime is the record on which Billy Bragg hits the awkward stage. Int
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Good Year For The Roses
from Various Artists - The Best Country Ballads in the World... Ever! CD1 (1998) Perhaps this one should have been subtitled "the difficult fourth album," since unlike its similarly subtitled predecessor, 1986's Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, 1988's Workers Playtime is the record on which Billy Bragg hits the awkward stage. Int
Bruce Robison	She Don't Care
from The New World (2008) Amazon.com Song ID: 206553989
The Small Stars	That's What God Made Whiskey For
from Tijuana Dreams (2007) Amazon.com Song ID: 206553989
Bruce Robison	California 85
from The New World (2008) Amazon.com Song ID: 206553984
Hayes Carll	She Left Me for Jesus
from Trouble In Mind (2008) Amazon.com Song ID: 206553984
Billy Ray Cyrus	Achy Breaky Heart
from Totally Nineties (2000) Amazon.com Song ID: 206553984
Willie Nelson	Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
from The Essential Willie Nelson (2008) Amazon.com Song ID: 206553984
The Beautiful South	A Little Time
from Carry On Up The Charts: The Best Of The Beautiful South (1995) This is a definitive best-of from the scathingly satiric, invariably tuneful band that arose from the ashes of The Housemartins. Sadly, Paul Heaton and friends have always been too twee and clever for the colonies, though classics like "My Book" and "Old
Fleetwood Mac	Landslide
from Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (2002) There's a certain relief that the 2002 double-disc set The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac doesn't even attempt to dabble in the early blues work of the Peter Green band, and treats the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as ground zero. The two er
Ray Charles	Hit the road Jack
from Very Best of Ray Charles (1991) There's a certain relief that the 2002 double-disc set The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac doesn't even attempt to dabble in the early blues work of the Peter Green band, and treats the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as ground zero. The two er
Travis Tritt	Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
from It's All About to Change (1991) There's a certain relief that the 2002 double-disc set The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac doesn't even attempt to dabble in the early blues work of the Peter Green band, and treats the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as ground zero. The two er
Elton John	I'm Still Standing
from Various Artists - The Ultimate Eighties Cd1 (1994) There's a certain relief that the 2002 double-disc set The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac doesn't even attempt to dabble in the early blues work of the Peter Green band, and treats the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as ground zero. The two er
Keith Urban	You'll Think of Me
from Golden Road (2002) There's a certain relief that the 2002 double-disc set The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac doesn't even attempt to dabble in the early blues work of the Peter Green band, and treats the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as ground zero. The two er
Lily Allen	Smile
from Alright, Still (2006) Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut a
Nancy Sinatra	These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
from Boots (2006) Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut a
Cake	I Will Survive
from Fashion Nugget [Clean] (1996) Sounding like a suburban, melodic white-funk-injected version of King Missile's performance art/standup comedy, "The Distance" became a novelty hit in the fall of 1996, sending Cake's second album, Fashion Nugget to gold status. Certainly, "The Distance"
Coldplay	Fix You
from X&Y (2005) Sounding like a suburban, melodic white-funk-injected version of King Missile's performance art/standup comedy, "The Distance" became a novelty hit in the fall of 1996, sending Cake's second album, Fashion Nugget to gold status. Certainly, "The Distance"

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